Handing Cincinnati its second straight shutout, Floyd Bannister tossed a four-hitter as the Astros downed the Reds, 5-0. The Astros got four consecutive first-inning singles, with Jose Cruz and Bob Watson driving in runs. Cruz added an RBI single in the third after Enos Cabell walked and reached second on a balk. Jesus Alou got a pinch-hit single to plate two additional tallies in the eighth and finish off the Reds. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 5, Cincinnati Reds 0
Game Played on Thursday, June      29, 1978 (Night game) at Astrodome
Reds         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  0
Astros       2  0  1    0  0  0    0  2  x  -   5 11  1


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose 3b               3   0   1   0     1   0   .288      Puhl cf               5   0   2   0     0   0   .333
Griffey rf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .310      Walling lf            3   1   1   0     1   0   .247
Morgan 2b             2   0   0   0     2   0   .259        Alou ph             1   0   1   2     0   0   .310
  Auerbach 2b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .111        Howard pr,lf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .235
Foster lf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .297      Cabell 3b             4   2   1   0     1   1   .293
Concepcion ss         4   0   0   0     0   1   .298      Cruz rf               3   0   2   2     1   0   .266
Henderson cf          4   0   1   0     0   1   .194      Watson 1b             4   0   2   1     0   0   .290
Driessen 1b           4   0   1   0     0   1   .297        Bergman 1b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .154
Correll c             4   0   0   0     0   0   .167      Howe 2b               4   0   1   0     0   0   .282
Hume p                2   0   0   0     0   2   .000      Pujols c              2   1   0   0     2   1   .000
  Kennedy ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .213      Fischlin ss           3   1   1   0     1   0   .167
  Tomlin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Bannister p           3   0   0   0     0   1   .105

Totals               32   0   4   0     3   7             Totals               32   5  11   5     6   3

Time of Game: 2:20   Attendance: 17,564
Left on Base: Reds 8, Astros 10
DP: Reds 0, Astros 0
Errors: Cabell
Doubles: Rose (21), Griffey (19), Henderson (3), Fischlin (1), Watson (11)
Stolen Bases: Watson (1), Puhl (13)
Caught Stealing: Cruz (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Bannister (4)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hume L(2-8)             6    10   3   3   3   3   0  29   5.56
Tomlin                  2     1   2   2   3   0   0  10   4.86
Totals                  8    11   5   5   6   3   0  39

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bannister W(3-3)        9     4   0   0   3   7   0  35   2.61
Totals                  9     4   0   0   3   7   0  35

Wild Pitches: Hume (6), Bannister (5)
Balks: Hume (1), Tomlin (1)

Umpires: HP - Satch Davidson, 1B - Joe West, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Nick Colosi


REDS 1ST: Rose doubled to left; Griffey doubled [Rose to third];
Morgan popped to catcher in foul territory; Foster struck out;
Concepcion struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Puhl grounded out (second to first); Walling singled
to right; Cabell singled to center [Walling to second]; Cruz
singled to left [Walling scored, Cabell to second]; Watson
singled to left [Cabell scored, Cruz to third]; Watson stole
second; Howe popped to second; Pujols walked; Fischlin forced
Pujols (second unassisted); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Reds 0,
Astros 2.

REDS 2ND: Henderson flied out to right; Driessen struck out;
Correll flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0,
Astros 2.

ASTROS 2ND: Bannister grounded out (shortstop to first); Puhl
grounded out (second to first); Walling flied out to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Astros 2.

REDS 3RD: Hume struck out; Rose walked; Griffey flied out to
left; Morgan flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0,
Astros 2.

ASTROS 3RD: Cabell walked; Hume balked [Cabell to second]; Cruz
singled to right [Cabell scored]; Cruz was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); Watson popped to third; Howe singled
to shortstop; Pujols struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0,
Astros 3.

REDS 4TH: Foster flied out to center; Concepcion flied out to
center; Henderson reached on an error by Cabell [Henderson to
first]; Driessen singled to center [Henderson to second];
Correll flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 0, Astros
3.

ASTROS 4TH: Fischlin doubled to right; Bannister struck out;
Puhl singled to right [Fischlin out at home (right to catcher),
Puhl to second (on throw to home)]; Walling walked; Cabell
struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 0, Astros 3.

REDS 5TH: Hume struck out; Rose grounded out (shortstop to
first); Griffey grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 0, Astros 3.

ASTROS 5TH: Cruz popped to third; Watson doubled to left; Howe
flied out to left; Pujols flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 0, Astros 3.

REDS 6TH: Morgan walked; Foster flied out to center; Concepcion
forced Morgan (shortstop to second); Bannister threw a wild
pitch [Concepcion to second]; Henderson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Astros 3.

ASTROS 6TH: Fischlin grounded out (shortstop to first);
Bannister grounded out (second to first); On a bunt Puhl
singled; Puhl stole second; Hume threw a wild pitch [Puhl to
third]; Walling grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Reds 0, Astros 3.

REDS 7TH: Driessen flied out to left; Correll flied out to
right; KENNEDY BATTED FOR HUME; Kennedy struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Astros 3.

ASTROS 7TH: TOMLIN REPLACED KENNEDY (PITCHING); Cabell flied out
to left; Cruz walked; Watson flied out to right; Howe flied out
to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Astros 3.

REDS 8TH: BERGMAN REPLACED WATSON (PLAYING 1B); Rose flied out
to right; Griffey grounded out (second to first); Morgan walked;
Foster forced Morgan (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 0, Astros 3.

ASTROS 8TH: AUERBACH REPLACED MORGAN (PLAYING 2B); Pujols
walked; Tomlin balked [Pujols to second]; Fischlin walked;
Bannister out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Pujols to
third, Fischlin to second]; Puhl popped to shortstop; ALOU
BATTED FOR WALLING; Alou singled to left [Pujols scored,
Fischlin scored]; HOWARD RAN FOR ALOU; Cabell grounded out
(third to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Astros 5.

REDS 9TH: HOWARD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Concepcion flied
out to right; Henderson doubled to left; Driessen grounded out
(second to first) [Henderson to third]; Correll flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Astros 5.